Belinda Lazzara

27 yrs licensed

Lazzara Family Law

200 Pinellas cases since 2020

Background

·Project corpus identifies American University law/MBA and University of Florida undergraduate background
·current firm page confirms Florida admission in 1999
·Founder of Lazzara Family Law
·long-time litigator, mediator, and GAL Board certified in marital and family law
·Fellow, Florida Bar Foundation.

Belinda Lazzara has 200 Pinellas family cases filed 2020-2026. Most frequent bench: Steve D. Berlin (44x). Appears before 20 judges total. Tier: T1.

AV Preeminent (Martindale-Hubbell)

J.D., American University Washington College of Law

Case Analytics

From 7,853 dissolution cases filed 2020–2026 · Pinellas County clerk portal

Total Cases200Dissolution cases in Pinellas County

Settled at FJ48(34%)Cases where parties agreed before the judge ruled

Reopened31Cases returned to court after final judgment

With Children87Cases involving custody and timesharing

Without Children90Cases with no custody issues

Motions / Case3.1Legal filings per case — higher means more aggressive

Recent Cases72Filed in the last two years

Performance by Judge

Steve D. Berlin (44x), Jack Helinger (34x), Elizabeth Jack (29x)

Final Judgments105Cases ending with a signed divorce decree

Dismissed6Cases closed without a final judgment

Most Frequent Judges (Pinellas)

Steve D. Berlin (44x), Jack Helinger (34x), Elizabeth Jack (29x)

Institutional Roles

·6th Circuit GAL since 1999, Family Law Section Executive Council, Former Chair Marital & Family Law Certification Committee, Former Community Law Program trustee, Former Florida Bar YLD Board of Governors member, gal

Bar & Governance Roles

·Chair
·FL Bar Marital & Family Law Certification Committee (2023–24)
·Guardian ad Litem
·6th Circuit
·Special Magistrate
·Pinellas Value Adjustment Board
·Fellow
·Florida Bar Foundation
·6th Circuit GAL since 1999
·Family Law Section Executive Council
·Former Chair Marital & Family Law Certification Committee
·Former Community Law Program trustee
·Former Florida Bar YLD Board of Governors member
·gal

Links

Website

All data sourced from public court records. Case counts reflect dissolution filings in Pinellas County 2020–2026. This is not legal advice. Past case patterns do not predict outcomes in individual matters.

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